216. Outrageous request




 Cyclodungeon Society, President's Office.
 I came here for the first time in a long time with Emily and Leia.

 I was about to go home after that, when someone from the cell came calling for us to come and talk to us.

 Inside the Chairman's office, me and Emily are sitting down and Leia is standing beside me because she insisted on doing so.
 Across from us, Cel was sitting.

'I heard you met with Rebecca Neon.
You're fast, or is that what you call it?
'The Perfect, the woman who rules the neon name and the neon dungeon, number one in the world. I've been marking that much of a woman since she came to Cyclo. Then she made contact with Master Satou. It's something I can't help but care about.
We're number one and number three in the world, so it was kind of an amazing scene.

 Emily is good, Cell nodded.
 Well, when you think about it, that's certainly a noteworthy situation for Cell, the head of the Dungeon Association.

'If you don't mind me saying, what did you tell him?
He came to see me because he was interested in me.

 It's not really something to hide, so I told him honestly.

'...... I see,'
Have you ever heard of a genie?
Did she admit that she did?

 Cell's brow furrows slightly.

'You hadn't admitted it before?'
'We don't profess to, but we all think we do. Just like Master Sato.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of that.

 I mean, I just found out just now that there is such a classification.

 I don't know and I haven't professed it, but I've changed the rules of Aulum often, so I see, it's probably recognized by adventurers all over the world that it comes with a genie.

'Well ...... I knew it was still true.

 Rebecca is with a neon spirit and receiving blessings.
 There's quite a difference between professing and not professing - Cell puts a hand to her chin and thinks about it, as if to say, "I don't know.

'I don't know what's bothering you,'

 Suddenly, Leia opened her mouth and said to Cell.
 Cell looked up.

What do you mean?
'There's one over there and three over here. I don't think it matters if the spirit's blessing determines anything.
Three? ...... No way.

 Huffing and puffing, Cell looks at us in turn.

'Selen.'
It's Arsenic.

 Leia and Emily each answered.
 Cell's face grew increasingly surprised.

''You don't think there are three people with spirits in the ...... family?''
That's what it comes down to.
...... That's the way to go, Mr. Sato. He always exceeds my expectations.
No, it's not that I'm great: ......
Mr. Yoda is amazing.

 Emily interrupted me mid-sentence.

'If it wasn't for Mr. Yoda, I wouldn't have met my grandpa.
'I don't have Seren's blessing either. It's only with the Master.
That's ...... right?

 Emily and Arsenic, Leia and Seren.
 It's true that the two of them were right, I was the one who brought them to the spirits.
 It's true that they wouldn't have met the spirits without me.

It's a good thing that you've contacted three spirits in fact: ......

 I didn't tell you about the ...... one that I'll be meeting with Nihonium soon as well.
 If I told you, you'd be more and more amazed at how amazingly amazing it is.

.......

 Suddenly, Cell became depressed and thoughtful.
 A pondering face with a dignified frown on his face. He seems to be seriously pondering something.

''What's wrong?''

 I ask him, but he doesn't answer.

'He has a difficult look on his face,'
What's wrong with you?
'It could be. He must be thinking about whether to ask Mr. Yoda for help.
Yeah, ...... maybe.

 Emily may be right.
 I don't know how far he's serious, but Cell is acting like a "Ryota cult member".
 I'm not sure how many times I've been in a situation where I've had to ask for help with a difficult case, but I have a feeling that if you ask me, I'll take care of it.

 I got that vibe this time, too.
 And from the flow of the conversation.

"You want me to contact other spirits as well?
It's very possible.
"I expect to be asked to conquer all of Cyclo's spirits.

 Leia's prediction was pretty much the real deal.

 Cell knows very well how Aulum came to be.
 Just as Rebecca dominates Neon, so do I. All the dungeons in Cyclo, Tellurium, Silicon, Arsenic, Bismuth, Boran, and Selen.
 It's natural to think that conquering all six dungeons in Cyclo would increase Cyclo's production - and thus tax revenue.

'I suppose they might request that,'
Is it possible, Master?
I'll have to try it: ...... maybe.

 I'm feeling vaguely sure of that.
 It's not so hard to meet the genie, it's just that it's there and what happens.
 I pulled that off and thought, maybe.

 Cell thought about it for a few minutes of plenty of time as we argued about this and that.

 He looked up and stared straight at me.

'Master Sato, do me a favor. I have some negotiations and politics to attend to now, and if that works out for you: ......
What do you say?

 I heard a gulp.
 That's the sound of Emily next to me spitting raw.
 So much so that Cell's expression was uncanny.

''Would you be able to meet the spirit of the dungeon controlled by Yu's clan?
What about ......?

 A story came up that was too unexpected.

'The dungeons controlled by the Stem family are ...... gold?'
Hmm. I want you to meet the genie over there.

 Everything in this world is dropped from dungeons, even gold.

 Paper money, coins, everything is dropped from the dungeon.
 It is controlled by the House of Cell, the Stem family.
 In other words, the Stem family is the Bank of Japan-like house in this world.

 Cell, with a straight face, asked me to meet the spirits in that dungeon.
 I wasn't expecting that and it's ...... an amazing story.

'Wow ...... Yoda you're amazing ......'

 Cell was straight in front of me, and Emily was beside me, tongue wagging.

 I was momentarily put off by the story that was too big, but Cell's face--.

'Do you really need it?'
Hmm.

 The too-serious face nodded clearly.
 If that's the case, I can't say no.